Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. floating-point operation, flop(noun)

   an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

   "this computer can perform a million flops per second"

2. flop, dud, washout(noun)

   someone who is unsuccessful

3. flop, bust, fizzle(noun)

   a complete failure

   "the play was a dismal flop"

4. flop, collapse(verb)

   the act of throwing yourself down

   "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

5. flop(verb)

   fall loosely

   "He flopped into a chair"

6. flop(verb)

   fall suddenly and abruptly

7. fall through, fall flat, founder, flop(adverb)

   fail utterly; collapse

   "The project foundered"

8. flop(adverb)

   with a flopping sound

   "he tumbled flop into the mud"

9. right, flop(adverb)

   exactly

   "he fell flop on his face"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flop(verb)

   to clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap

2. Flop(verb)

   to turn suddenly, as something broad and flat

3. Flop(verb)

   to strike about with something broad abd flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops

4. Flop(verb)

   to fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground

5. Flop(noun)

   act of flopping

Origin: [A variant of flap.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flop

   Flop was an early-1990s pop punk band from Seattle, Washington. The band formed in 1990, released recordings on the Frontier and Sony 550 record labels, and made a brief appearance in Doug Pray's motion picture documentary Hype!.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flop

   flop, v.t. to cause to hang down.—v.i. to plump down suddenly: to break down.—n. a fall plump on the ground.—adv. Flop′pily.—n. Flop′piness.—adj. Flop′py. [A form of flap.]

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1. flop

   Song lyrics by flop -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by flop on the Lyrics.com website.

2. FLOP

   What does FLOP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FLOP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FLOP in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FLOP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Tiffani Lee:

   She was walking by herself and she had on one flip flop and one tennis shoe.

2. Jeff Weaver:

   This is not a flip flop, this is consistent with the position he held earlier in the campaign.

3. Joan Baez:

   The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.

4. Norihiro Fujito:

   Abe's speech sparked speculation that he won't be sitting idly to let the economy flop. Investors thought there will be a rebooting of Abenomics.

5. Saul Anuzis:

   I think he can get past it assuming he can write it off as poor articulation of the views, if it is actually viewed as a flip-flop, then it becomes an issue.

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